Watch-holder for automobiles.



A. H. WOLF. WATCH HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. IBIS;

Patented. Feb. 20,1917.

gnvenIo L AARON H. WOLF, OF MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

W'A'ICH-HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1916;

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON H. WVoLr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Myerstown, in the county of Lebanon, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watch-.Holders for Automobiles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in watch holders particularly adapted to be attached to the steering post of an automobile, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which when in place will support a watch in a position to be conveniently observed by the driver.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character so constructed that the same can be used for sup porting watches of difierent sizes.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a side elevation of the device sl'iowing the same attached to the steering post.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

l ig. 3 is a section view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line l-4c of Fig. 2.

The device consists of an arm 1 said arm having one of its ends provided with a bar 2, while the other end thereof is provided with furcations 3 which are provided With slots 4, the purpose of which will appear later.

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Patented Feb. 20', 1917. Serial No. 86,173.

A pair of jaws 5 are provided, said jaws being semicircular in cross section. and having their convexities confronting and provided with felt packing 6 so that when a watch is clamped betweensaid jaws the watch will be protected from being scratched. The extereme outer ends of jaws 5 are provided with confronting notches 7 which accommodate the stem of the watch.

The inner ends of the jaws 5 terminate in arms 8, said arms being pivotally mounted in the slots l, and have their inner ends provided with lugs 9 which are alined with the lugs l0 carried by the arm 1, said lugs serving to hold the coiled springs 11 in place.

The bar 2 is riveted to a strap 12 which is adapted to be engaged around the steering post of the machine so as to hold the device in a position so that the watch will be held in the line of vision of the driver.

What is claimed is:

A watch holder of the class described comprising an arm, means carried by the arm for detachably engaging a support, the forward end of said arm having furcations carried thereby, said furcations being provided with slots, a pair of jaws adapted to clamp a watch, said jaws having their inner ends provided with arms, said arms being pivotally mounted in the slots, and springs located on opposite sides of the first named arm and having their inner ends engaged therewith and their outer ends engaged with the inner ends of the second named arms.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

AARON H. WOLF.

Witnesses BRIGHT C. LINDENMUTH, ALBERT NYE.

Washington, D. G'. 

